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Birkeland current

Birkeland current noun: a set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth's magnetosphere to the Earth's high-latitude ionosphere.

Noun

Birkeland current (plural Birkeland currents)

  1. A set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth's magnetosphere to the Earth's high-latitude ionosphere.

Forms of Birkeland current

pluralBirkeland currents

Origin of Birkeland current

Predicted in 1908 by Norwegian explorer and physicist Kristian Birkeland.

Questions about Birkeland current

What does Birkeland current mean?
Birkeland current means a set of currents that flow along geomagnetic field lines connecting the Earth's magnetosphere to the Earth's high-latitude ionosphere.
What part of speech is Birkeland current?
Birkeland current is a noun.
What is the plural of Birkeland current?
The plural of Birkeland current is Birkeland currents.

Words near Birkeland current in the dictionary

  1. Birkbecks
  2. Birkby
  3. Birkdale
  4. Birkel
  5. Birkeland
  6. Birkeland current
  7. Birkeland currents
  8. Birkeland-Eyde process
  9. Birkelands
  10. Birkels
  11. birken

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